Protesters vandalize police station in Mission

Police and merchants were hit by vandals along Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 30. 2012.

Police and merchants were hit by vandals along Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 30. 2012.

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

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Police and merchants were hit by vandals along Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 30. 2012.

Police and merchants were hit by vandals along Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 30. 2012.

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

Protesters vandalize police station in Mission

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Vandals splattered paint and broke a window Monday night at the Mission District Police Station on Valencia Street after a large group marched from Dolores Park. Vandals broke windows and splattered paint and food on at least a dozen Mission businesses, including Tartine Bakery at 18th and Guerrero streets and Locanda restaurant on Valencia. Windows were smashed on vehicles along Valencia and Guerrero streets, and an Aston Martin's windows and hood were damaged. The group moved north on Valencia, with the crowd breaking up at 12th and Folsom streets, police said. "It was like the station was under siege," an officer said.